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Should I move my Steinway to Africa?

We are probably moving to Sub-Saharan Africa in the summer for several years. I have a vertigrand (Steinway) which is beautiful and has a wonderful tone, but is extremely heavy to move and I am assuming would not do well being shipped over the ocean and then bumped overland for 3 days in a truck. It would presumably also not like the very hot dry temperatures of the dry seasons and even less like the very humid rainy seasons.

I was thinking of buying a smaller, more transportable piano, possibly digital but that gives a good tone and maybe has some accessories - like backing rhythms, etc (I have 3 small children who would like to learn and enjoy having fun on it).  The only downside is that these presumably don't work without power - and there are lots of power cuts there!

Any ideas?

Thank you very much for your help
Elizabeth

Answer/ Hi Elizabeth
You are right about not shipping over the Steinway. Depending on its age it is probably not a good idea
to move from the UK climate to the humid African climate. The piano would suffer and may incur irreparable
damage - even more so if it is shipped back to the UK at a later date.

A digital piano is probably the best idea. Yamaha and Roland would be the best choice, they offer many
different instrument sounds and a realistic piano tone. You will need to check if the voltage is ok for Africa.
You can call Yamaha on 01908 366 700. You will probably need a different plug as well.

As far as electricity goes, there doesn't seem much you can do about this.

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